Rhizomatic Cactus (Rhizomactus)

I had so much fun making this painting (YES IT'S A PAINTING, IT TURNS OUT I CAN PAINT! YAY!) That I am going to make two more. Coming at you soon! And I am particularly proud of myself because I usually have to cover everything with line. And no place on this piece did I draw in an capacity, and it worked! I'm feeling proud :)

14" x 10" 

Watercolor and acrylic wash on paper

Tiny Ukelele Concerts: Joni Mitchell "Woodstock"

Alright everyone! Now (much like my mini-zine project) this is going to turn into an ongoing thing a like to call: "Tiny Ukelele Concerts". I'm at the stage in my life where I am freely indulging my cheesiest self at any opportunity! This week on the Uke we have Joni Mitchell's Woodstock (as I have been on that kick lately) So here is my first installment. 3 chords and one ham! Sorry to water down your master piece Joni. ‪#‎JoniMitchell‬ ‪#‎Woodstock‬ ‪#‎Ukelele‬

Things I spent too much money on at Whole Foods

Here's my latest zine installment! 

Dear Universe Zine

Ok, I seriously cannot quit with these mini-zines! They are so fun and easy to make. I ballpoint penned this one at work today, amidst chasing around screaming 3 year olds. Also, if anyone has a particular fancy for any of these that I have posted, or post going forward let me know. If you provide me with a mailing address I'd be happy to send a copy your way, free of charge!

Mini zine

I learned how to make really amazing and efficient mini-zines from a friend of mine yesterday, and so here is something I whipped out. The contents really personal and explicit, so if you're the kind of person that likes to pretend life is polite, this one is not for you. I'm also getting to this point in my life where I finally care about myself, I don't give a flying fuck what people think (unless you're my friends and loved ones of course ;-) ), and I actually want to speak out about the horrible shit people have done to me. It's all time.

Tell me how you really feel...

It's been awhile. I suppose I just sort of assume no one really looks at this thing, so I don't update it as frequently as I would like. But here's this. For all of you that aren't watching :)

Excerpt from sketchbook:

"Tell me how you really feel."

(the corner of my room)

Norris square

And I spent the night in the yard drinking whiskey, listening to Springsteen, missing a boy I barely know, and feeling alive. Letting go is the only way to live.

Zine Preview

Enjoy a lil' preview of a few pages from my in-progress zine!

Take a page out of my book #2

After 3 years of putting it off I finally invested in a printer/scanner/copier and I am having a ball! Here's an update from my good ol' sketchbook!

The Soldier and the Lady

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"Why do you always feel so inevitable to me?"

Things that make you feel

'I loved you and you loved me. And that was a good thing. And now it's changed. Consider yourself free' - six feet under

Fear And Loathing In Philadelphia

I am new again, wether I like it or not. I have spent the majority of my life  harboring fear over getting trapped in my homeland. This fear is one that I still, and have always lived by.  The relationship with that feeling, however, is different now. I recently met a stranger in a park and we chatted idly about adolescence. I grew up ashamed and insecure for the most part, constantly (if always unknowingly) fighting to just exist the way I just did. I'm so glad that it never occurred to me to change or adjust myself to make things 'easier'. I realize now what a gift and strength of character that was (and is) even though at the time I was incapable of seeing or understanding it in any way. The point of all this rambling is that if you had told me I would have done and seen the things I have at 25 I would never believed you. The reality of it is that I would be ecstatic as a 15 year old, to just know where I was going. I feel like at 25 I really need to keep that in perspective. I woke up one day as the person I had always wanted to be, living seemingly impossible adventures. At 25 I have to believe that this is still possible in terms of the future. I'm unemployed, a transplant in a new city I'm absolutely excited about, but petrified of. There is so much that I don't understand, that seems impossible. I need to remember and get back to the very basic human truth of this. That at 15 I felt like this, and at 25 I feel it again. I woke up once as the person I always wanted to be, with a very dreamy life. If I continue to live and work and BE the person I always have... I have to believe this will recure. I have to believe there's something reaalll big, just around the bend. Part if me feels it, I just have to believe, push, and let myself get there

Fiber license plate

Inspired by my road trip west, cause the colors on these damn plates were so beautiful! Ohio and Pennsylvania editions are currently in the works!

Grand Canyon sketch

And upon observing a mass of insects swarming around my porch light in Sedona I felt compelled to research why it is they flock to light in the darkness. A quick google search reveled a tragically beautiful metaphor:

They mistake it for the sun or the moon. It is their instinct to head towards the light in the sky, and their vision and mental processing skills are not all that great. So they think a lightbulb is the way out. It isn't so much that they love the light, just that they are getting mixed signals and don't know how to resolve that. They think the light is the sun, but they cannot go anywhere once they reach it, and they keep trying, often to the point of killing themselves from the heat.

Dead

   

Grief and nothing

'When you get a choice between grief and nothin', you choose grief because you know you're alive.'

'Grief is the price we pay for love.'

Oldie

Found this drawing from undergrad on an old flash drive. Thought it was kind of fun :)

watercolor, graphite, and ink on paper

22" x 30"

2009

Twister movie poster

I'm making a series of fiber movie posters, and this is the first. Almost done, just a little more embellishing to go. I figured I'd better start with the best movie of all time (to me anyhow..haha) and work my way out from there. Behold! Twister: the dark side of nature.

Sweet 'heat' hearts